
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 11PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
64 | 39 | 71 | 69 | 54 | 50 | 38 | 22 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:16PM2.49m | 11:08AM2.49m | 11:10PM2.72m | 11:51AM2.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09PM1.43m | 4:49AM1.08m | 5:03PM1.23m | 5:33AM0.83m | 5:42PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
64 | 39 | 71 | 69 | 54 | 50 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | NNE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 16 | N 18 | — | — | — | N 16 | — |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSW 4 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 |
— | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 14 | — | 19 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 23 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 156 | 212 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 144 | 674 | 309 | 144 | 39 |
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